He doesn't have to leave, it's entirely his choice.
I agree, he's a great writer, one of my favourites in fact and I've spoken to him a lot since I joined.
He did break site guidelines, but it's not like he's having his account deleted or being asked to leave...
He says that he chooses to leave...
It's lush, people come and go..
Some suspend their accounts, some get deleted, some leave only to return and, sad as I will be to see him go, it is his personal decision...
I will miss him.. We spoke a good deal...
Oh Dear!
As someone who writes as 'Stephanie', though I'm a GUY as is stated upon my Profile, I write from both a male and a female perspective. I've never had a problem with that. Nor have my readers.
Lush does not permit Multiple Identities/Personas because these can be used to deceive and confuse fellow Lush members. There have been incidences of members befriending such 'phantom' profiles in the past, only to feel at least silly, at worst hurt when these Phantoms are exposed as Liars. Let's not beat around the bush. If you are a Lush member who talked to 'Paperback Rita' honestly and in good faith, (I was....) and received a reply You have been deceived and played for a fool.
Lush Admin will not allow such practice.
If you open ANY paperback novel, you will observe that each occurrence of dialogue is ALWAYS given it's own paragraph.
This Member is CHOOSING to delete their account.
xx Steph
(I might mention that the stories I read from both I'm A Lover...... AND Paperback Rita were among the finest I've ever read on our site.)
I understand the policy of multiple accounts, though I suspect there are many members who have a multiple account... I have talked about this a lot since I joined, no proof so it is al suspicion.
I just think it is a shame one of the greatest writers lush has ever had is leaving... It is a story site and his stories whether from Rita or Ima where pure gems! They were a welcome addition, but that is just my humble opinion!
Many authors write under a pseudonym. Like I said it is a story site not a dating site, as long there is no harm done I don't see a problem but again just my opinion! I am going to miss rita & ima & their great stories!
That's a real shame.
It's his decision nonetheless.
Well, there's the choice of just deactivating your account.
If I had stories on a website and was feeling like leaving then that'd probably be what I'd do.
Specially since I might be refused to put them up again if I came back.
There's a lot of years work in there. Would be a shame to just.. yah know..
Temporarily moved pending a reply from imalover.
This was originally posted in the public forum. Nic moved it here, Temporarily, I think.
Ftlmale was sent the message, and included it in the post in this thread (the full message was correctly edited out soon after by Lisa).
I moved this thread behind closed doors, in case imalovernotawriter had a problem with it. He may have posted the message while drunk / depressed etc, and might have changed his mind.
If it's out in the open, his hand is rather forced somewhat.
Aaaw, that's a shame...
Nice that you look after your members like that, Nicola...
I hope he chooses to deactivate rather than delete.
Things change a few months (or years) later and he might want to come back and just reassess how he uses the site or writes so that it's not negatively affecting his real life. The Lush experience really is what you make of it or want it to be. Sounds like he just got caught up in things and couldn't strike that happy balance.
The OP has asked me to lock this thread, he's still getting mails as he's "following" the thread (there's been a reply to....) - it doesn't show any of our replies, but an alert.
Imalovernotawriter has ok'd this thread to be made public, so here it is.
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